Evernote will limit free users, increase subscription prices for stagnant note-taking app

Times are tough for unicorn Evernote, and now they’re handing the “savings” onto you!

In a blog post titled ‘Changes to Evernote’s Pricing Plans’ Evernote announced that they would begin limiting certain parts of the free Evernote experience, while increasing their Plus and Premium tier pricing.

For free users you will now only be able to use two devices with your Evernote account. From Evernote’s blog:

On Basic, you can access notes on up to two devices, such as a computer and phone, two computers, or a phone and a tablet, as well as on the web, so you can continue to take your notes with you throughout your day. Passcode lock on the mobile app, formerly a paid feature, is now available on Basic as well.

In basic terms, if you own an phone, a tablet and a computer you’ll need to start paying for Plus or Premium to use all three devices with Evernote. The web version of Evernote, which recently got a pretty big update, isn’t included in this archaic account limit. Users will only have a few days to get ready for this change before Evernote flicks the switch.

Plus and Premium pricing has also already increased. A Plus account will now cost US$3.99 a month, up from US$2.99, while Premium now costs a whopping US$7.99 a month, up from US$5.99.

Upfront Plus now costs US$34.99 a year, while Premium costs a whopping US$69.99 a year.

Here’s a full comparison of the tiers from Evernote.com:

Even worse for Evernote though, the company have announced these changes without actually improving their service. You still can’t collaborate in real-time on notes, Evernote is still visually inconsistent across platforms, and the app is still filled with bugs and quirks that don’t make sense.

I switched to Google Docs a few weeks ago and have never looked back, even though my Evernote account is pre-paid for for another few years.